Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs BlackBerry Z30 vs Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BlackBerry Nokia
Announced February 2013 September 2013 April 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black Green, yellow, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) - 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 BlackBerry 10.2 OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320 -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 67.90% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H)
Capacity 1430 mAh 2880 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
- Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 25 h Up to 16 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 6 min (3G)